Sponsor | Title | Max Award | Category | Eligibility | Deadline |
| Institute on the Environment (IonE) |
Spring Mini Grants
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| $3,000 | Environment / Natural Resources | U of M Faculty, Staff, Students | April |
| Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center |
MITPPC Request for Proposals
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| See sponsor for details | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty, ROC Researchers, Post-Docs | April |
| Rare Disease Center of Excellence |
Wasie Foundation/Rare Disease Center of Excellence Pilot Research Grant
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| $30,000 | Rare diseases | Junior U of M Faculty | April |
| Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) |
Community Partnership Seed Grant (Spring)
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| $5,000 | Health Equity | University Researchers and Community Members | April |
| Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) |
Community Health Collaborative Pilot Grant
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| $50,000 | Community Outreach / Public Engagement | Community- university collaboratives | Check website |
| Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) |
Community-centered Research Dissemination Grant
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| $10,000 | Community Engaged Research | Community- university collaboratives | Check website |
| Research and Innovation Office (RIO) |
Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry & Scholarship Program
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| See sponsor for details | Independent Research | U of M Faculty | February |
| Institute on the Environment (IonE) |
Impact Goals Request for Proposals
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| $200,000 | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty, P&A | February |
| Center for Women's Health Research |
UMN Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) K12 Scholar Training Program
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| $130,000 | Women's Health | Junior U of M Faculty | January |
| Minnesota Sea Grant |
Minnesota Sea Grant 2026-2028 Biennial RFP
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| $200,000 | Interdisciplinary | Non-Federal Researchers in Minnesota | January |
| Research and Innovation Office (RIO) |
Research Infrastructure Investment Program - Spring Cycle
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| See sponsor for details | Infrastructure | U of M Faculty | March |
| Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) |
Community Action Research Grant
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| $45,000 | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty | March |
| Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) |
Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs
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| $40,000 | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty | March |
| RIO Technology Commercialization |
Software Startup Development Program
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| $10,000 | Digital Technology | UMN Faculty, Researchers, Post-docs, Staff, All Students | March |
| Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center |
MAISRC Request for Proposals
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| See sponsor for details | Interdisciplinary | UMN researchers and qualified external researchers | March |
| Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility |
Global Health Seed Grants
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| $25,000 | Health Sciences | U of M Faculty | May |
| Research and Innovation Office (RIO) |
Innovation Impact Case Award
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| $10,000 | Research Impact and Innovation | UMN Faculty and Researchers - systemwide | May |
| RIO Technology Commercialization |
Early Innovation Fund
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| $10,000 | Technology Innovation | UMN Researchers and Employees - Faculty, Postdocs, Grad Students, Staff | May |
| Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA) |
Faculty Driven
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| See sponsor for details | Diversity, Equity and Advocacy | U of M Faculty | Multiple |
| Human Rights Initiative (HRI) |
Human Rights Initiative Request for Proposals
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| $50,000 | Human Rights / Social Justice | U of M Faculty, P&A | November |
| Water Resources Center (WRC) |
Urban Stormwater Research Grant Program
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| $300,000 | Applied Research | Refer to posting | November |
| Office of Discovery and Translation (ODAT) |
Regenerative Medicine Minnesota (RMM)
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| $400,000 | Human Health | Refer to posting | October |
| Center for Learning Health System Sciences |
RapidEval Call for Proposals
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| See sponsor for details | Translational Research | Refer to posting | October |
| Institute on the Environment (IonE) |
Fall Mini Grants
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| $3,000 | Environment / Natural Resources | U of M Faculty, Staff, Students | October |
| Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship |
MVP Challenge
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| $3,000 | Research Impact and Innovation | University Students, Staff and Faculty | October |
| Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility |
Global Engagement Grants
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| $15,000 | Global Engagement and Capacity Building | U of M Faculty, Staff, Grad Students | October |
| Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) |
Child Health Collaborative Grant
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| $65,000 | Children, Youth, and Family | Refer to posting | October |
| Research Computing (RC) |
RC Small Seed Grants
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| $10,000 | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty, P&A | Ongoing |
| Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) |
ODAT Translational Funding
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| See sponsor for details | Clinical Research | U of M Faculty | Ongoing |
| Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation |
Fesler-Lampert Chair in Aging Studies
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| $40,000 | Public Health | U of M Faculty | Ongoing |
| Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) |
Community Partnership Seed Grant (Fall)
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| $5,000 | Health Equity | University Researchers and Community Members | September |
| Research and Innovation Office (RIO) |
Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry & Scholarship Program
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| See sponsor for details | Independent Research | U of M Faculty | September |
| Pediatrics, Department of |
Summer’s Wish Pediatric Cardiology Innovators Fund
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| $150,000 | Translational Research | U of M Faculty | September |
| Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility |
NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellowship
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| $10,000 | Global Health | Grad Students / Post-Docs | September |
| Minnesota Population Center (MPC) |
Spark Grant Pilot Grant
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| $20,000 | Population Research | Refer to posting | September |
| Masonic Cancer Center |
The Masonic Cancer Center Internal Grants Program (Fall Cycle)
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| See sponsor for details | Cancer Research | MCC Member with Faculty Appointment | September |
